Mathias Vercauteren presents keynote and workshop on DW & BI Summit 2026

On the Datawarehousing & Business Intelligence Summit Mathias Vercauteren will present his session Data Governance Sprint: Kick-Start Governance in Just Weeks. The Datawarehousing & Business Intelligence Summit takes place on March 24th in the Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht, The Netherlands. On March 25th Mathias Vercauteren will present the workshop AI Governance, Responsible AI and Data Governance: Connecting the Dots.

Mathias Vercauteren is a global leader in data and AI governance, known for transforming complex challenges into practical, lasting solutions. With over a decade of experience across industries, he has developed and refined the Data Governance Sprint, a proven methodology he has been applying for more than five years to rapidly design and embed governance frameworks that work in practice.

Are data governance efforts stuck in endless debate cycles or only looks good on paper, with little to show for it? The Data Governance Sprint is a proven, accelerated method to establish practical data governance foundations in just five weeks. This session introduces a structured, workshop-based approach that moves beyond theory and delivers tangible outcomes: clear roles, a business glossary, an operating model, and early wins that build momentum.

AI Governance, Responsible AI and Data Governance: Connecting the Dots
Artificial intelligence promises transformative business value, but without strong governance foundations, AI initiatives risk being biased, opaque, or non-compliant. Organizations are increasingly expected—by regulators, customers, and society at large—to ensure AI systems are ethical, explainable, and trustworthy. Yet, most governance efforts remain fragmented: AI governance is treated separately from Responsible AI principles, while Data Governance operates in a silo. This seminar connects the dots. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how Data Governance underpins Responsible AI, and how AI Governance frameworks operationalize ethics and compliance in practice.

As in previous years, this edition of the DW & BI Summit will offer an extensive programme with keynotes from speakers within the Data and Business Intelligence field like Alec Sharp, Eevamaija Virtanen, Juha Korpela, Mathias Vercauteren, and Dutch speakers Rick van der Lans, Jos van Dongen, Wouter van Aerle, Antoine Stelma en Rutger Rienks.

Workshops
Following this, a series of workshops will take place on March 25 in Utrecht, taught by Juha Korpela, Eevamaija Virtanen, Mathias Vercauteren and Alec Sharp:
– Data Mesh Information Architecture: modeling data products and domains by Juha Korpela (English language).
– Grounded AI in Data Warehousing: How to Make Your LLM Stop Lying by Eevamaija Virtanen (English).
– AI Governance, Responsible AI en Data Governance: Connecting the Dots by Mathias Vercauteren.
– Concept Modelling for Business Analysts by Alec Sharp (English).

About DW & BI Summit
The Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence Summit is organized annually by Adept Events and is affiliated with BI-Platform.nl.